The Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2024) was on Monday, August 5, 2024 assented to by H.E President William Ruto.

National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations led by Vice Chair Hon. Bashir Abdullahi (Mandera North) met with Deputy CEO, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC),Mr. Abdi Mohamud  regarding an ongoing inquiry into the Conduct of British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK).

In the meeting, EACC disclosed that it had previously received three reports alleging various improprieties, including nepotism, corruption, and labor disputes involving BATUK personnel. However, the Commission deemed these issues beyond its purview.

Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has assured the Senate that all the 352 bank accounts opened by his administration in different commercial banks comply with the legal requirements. 

This comes after the Controller of Budget named Bungoma County as one of the counties with the largest number of bank accounts in the country, making it difficult for the auditors to audit them. 

The rigorous-highly intensive vetting exercise has today come to a halt on Sunday, August 4^th, 2024.The four-day exercise which include the weekend saw 20 nominees to the cabinet being vetted.

The National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Chaired by Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula has conducted the exercise which started on Thursday last week.

The National Assembly on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 approved the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2024 with amendments.  The Bill, which seeks to revise budget allocations, was passed with a number of amendments at the Committee of the Whole House.  

In the First Schedule, the Bill saw amendments in several votes including an increase to Livestock Resources Management and Development of Kshs.987 million and an increase to the allocation of the National Police Service.

The National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Chaired by Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula. The Committee continues to vet CS Nominees for several Cabinet Positions.

The Committee is currently engaging Hon. Opiyo Wandayi who has been proposed to take leadership at the helm of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. He has been serving the National Assembly in the capacity of the Leader of Minority Party.

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬,

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

In a move aimed at addressing a long-standing grievance, the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has vowed to secure justice for ex-employees of the Former Kenya Cooperative Creameries, a resolution that has eluded them for over 26 years.

Speaking before the committee, Raphael Nambisia, a representative of the petitioners and former employee of KCC, recounted the origins of their plight, tracing it back to the late 1990s. 

Members of the National Assembly have thrown their weight behind the Public Service Internship Bill, 2022. 

The Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has called upon the management of the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) to review its approach to warehouse modernization.

The National Transport and Safety Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 sponsored by Limuru MP, Hon.

Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate have raised concerns over attempts by donor partners in the health sector to economically disadvantaged Kenya through practices that foster over-dependence on their support for financing programs related to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and vaccine procurement.

The Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining will engage the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry and other stakeholders before making a decision on the agreement on the establishment of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) which will give Kenya an opportunity to become a member state.

The Senate Committee on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) has directed the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to harmonize the national and county governments' levies and wayleaves to avoid double taxation of the telecommunication industry in the country. 

This comes after CAK informed Senators that county governments are charging expensive wayleave charges for the laying of the fibre optic cables, exponentially driving up the cost of doing business and hindering ICT network penetration.